What's a good task manager that works well, I've tried a few but haven't found something I like yet. Anyone got advice.
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if your thinking of a task manager like a task killer dont use one, really a bad idea for android. if you must use something like watchdog so you dont blindly kill apps. even then when things are set up the way you like it and your sure all is well, i would suggest freezing watchdog as it sits in background itself and wastes cpu.
just do a little google search and youll see what im talking about
Ok, thanks. I'm still learning my way around this ROM and all its bells ans whistles. For some odd reason though I use up a lot of RAM. I have to go and kill apps manually.
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Your definition of a lot may differ from mine, this Rom has a supercharger script built in, this along with androids ability to choose what apps to kill is the best way to go. You may have some bad apps that have memory leaks or wake locks. Use watchdog to spy on those and remove them if necessary
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I will thanks.
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PvtJoker said:
Ok, thanks. I'm still learning my way around this ROM and all its bells ans whistles. For some odd reason though I use up a lot of RAM. I have to go and kill apps manually.
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Press the track ball in the recent apps to kill all apps in a safe and effective way.
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Which is the best Task manger? Should be good enough not to drain the battery in short time.
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kayz73 said:
Which is the best Task manger? Should be good enough not to drain the battery in short time.
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From what I read you dont need to use them I myself have never, just make sure you kill any games you play (if you do) they eat battery.
Task killers are bad because Android is designed to kill them when it needs to. The thing that drains the battery the most is apps running in the background, the screen brightness and if you CPU is being maxed out constantly.
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From what I read you dont need to use them I myself have never, just make sure you kill any games you play (if you do) they eat battery.
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No killing as multitasking is excellent on android; just make sure you press home instead of simply switching the screen off, apparently it leaves an application in the foreground.
The so called task killers are the stupidest apps evar made.
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Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
icechiller said:
Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
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You don't have to disable internet connection when not needed as most of the kernels can easily get you in ~30hrs range with some tweaks regardless of it.
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icechiller said:
Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
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I agree with what you said.
I really like MultiTasking Pro.
Dont use task manager!
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Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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fr78 said:
Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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Because Android is designed to kill the apps!
Search the market and try them yourselfe.
We all don't use TaskKillers!
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Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
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Thanks for this very complete answer
I know, I am a bit irritated, but I have a question : Why did the InsertCoin v14 rom have a Task Manager ?, (it comes from HTC Sense 3.0)
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Does the Nitro HD need a task manager or task killer like ATK?
I absolutely love my device and have no complaints on battery life, but I'll admit, there is a little lag at times.
Generally, I wouldn't use one mainly because I've never needed one on SGS2 devices or others. Because of the absence of the issue or a native install.
And I definitely don't want to annihilate the battery. I'm happy with a good 12-16hr day on it.
Easy to solve? Suggestions?
Please reply.
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I'll tell you right now if your managing 12-16hr day on it if you use my rom you should get 15-20hrs a day and don't use task killers they mess up the device and make it die faster.
The only time I use a task killer is after I've used my camera. It supposedly helps keep the camera from continuing to draw power in the background. I'm not sure if it's true, but I don't want to find out the hard way...
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Revolution said:
I'll tell you right now if your managing 12-16hr day on it if you use my rom you should get 15-20hrs a day and don't use task killers they mess up the device and make it die faster.
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I use build in task killer in application manager to kill running apps.
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Hey guys, is it possible to create an exception list for the ICS Task Manager. My problem is that whenever I "clear memory" it will close my Widget Locker and I have to go in and restart it. As much as I clear memory in a day thats alot of restarting. Any help would be appreciated.
Also, I don't need recommendations for other task managers, I would like to keep it native.
You shouldn't be frequently clearing memory as is. Android isn't like a Windows Mobile phone. You're supposed to use the task manager in the event of a misbehaving app and thats pretty much it.
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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I never clear memory. Just use task manager to close open apps. My battery life is great and phone runs like a charm. Just my 2cents
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So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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Hold home and swipe the apps you're not using to the left or right.
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Right on. I appreciate it guys.
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So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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No its not. Those apps are just being stored in cache. They aren't actively using battery (unless its a poorly programmed app). Android should automatically remove the ones that are idle on its own, though. Just let Android do its thing.
If you're really worried about runaway apps, use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLnpvbXV0LndhdGNoZG9nbGl0ZSJd
Its a different kind of task manager. All it does is monitor what apps are using the most CPU. ONLY kill the stuff it alerts you that are using crazy high CPU processing.
Hey, I have a Glide running INC3PETION v1 and using the latest ardatdat kernel, and I was wondering if there is any way for me to change the overclock in said kernel. It is currently set to 1.2ghz but I want to bump it up a tiny bit to maybe 1.3ghz or (if it's safe) 1.4ghz. This is so I can watch some video files (mkv) without having the bad audio lag issues. I would not be having it overclocked at that speed all the time, only for short periods. The only thing preventing me from just keeping a copy of cranium (I think it's cranium) on my sd is portability. The only kernel I know of that is OC'd higher than ardatdat hasn't fixed the data counter issue. And it needs Odin. I would like to be able to just go into CWM and flash my extra OC'd kernel when I need it. As a last thought, I think ardatdat has stopped (or paused) development so if this is at all possible, help is greatly appreciated.
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You can try to download no frills CPU control.should be able to overclock when you need it then, just make sure you have root (su)
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@above Still, the max is set to 1.2
Side question: say I don't want to install a separate app: what files should I have to mod to select the governor and maximum frequency?
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Make your own thread for your own question... I'm looking for an answer to my problem and I don't need constant notifications about yours. Thanks.
And just to clarify, I have an overclocking app already. What I'm looking for is how to change the max clock speed that is set in the kernel. Or just a kernel that has it already raised above 1.2. I need the data counter fixed though, no matter what.
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Audio lag I believe can be fixed in inception v2 with voodoo sound.
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Its only happening in mx when I play mkv. Its a known speed issue with the player. Also, I really don't like the theme on v2
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If it's a known speed issue with the app, why would changing the oc on the kernel affect it? Think about, the general audience for the app don't have OC kernels. It is supposed to work without OC. I think just an update to the app will fix it.
I'll see if I can unpack boot.img for the kernel, anyway
Well you see it's an issue with older phones. And mine has had a bit of an issue with speed simply because of some of the apps I have running. That's why I wanted to do this. Its hardware limitations. I just worded it wrong.
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Well you see it's an issue with older phones. And mine has had a bit of an issue with speed simply because of some of the apps I have running. That's why I wanted to do this. Its hardware limitations. I just worded it wrong.
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Isnt it just easier to kill the running apps before playing the video, than setting another oc just to play it. your reasons for doing these are too strange...
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Except that the running apps are ones that I cannot kill? My Data monitor, antivirus, facebook (which I would like to kill but cannot) as well as a few others are what slow it down. Besides, I just would like to see how well the videos run at a higher clock. Simple curiosity is probably the best way to explain it.
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Except that the running apps are ones that I cannot kill? My Data monitor, antivirus, facebook (which I would like to kill but cannot) as well as a few others are what slow it down. Besides, I just would like to see how well the videos run at a higher clock. Simple curiosity is probably the best way to explain it.
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you can kill the facebook app by logging off then it should be able to close.
>.> is it so bad that I just want to raise the clock speed? I know other ways to free up resources but I have my reasons for not doing so. Like I said before, I would like to know if it can be done. I want to start developing, and asking questions is how one learns is it not?
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>.> is it so bad that I just want to raise the clock speed? I know other ways to free up resources but I have my reasons for not doing so. Like I said before, I would like to know if it can be done. I want to start developing, and asking questions is how one learns is it not?
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If I knew, I'd tell ya. Unfortunately, I don't know.
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>.> is it so bad that I just want to raise the clock speed? I know other ways to free up resources but I have my reasons for not doing so. Like I said before, I would like to know if it can be done. I want to start developing, and asking questions is how one learns is it not?
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sorry same here I don't know how to help you. I was just trying to help you out and close different applications that are open in the backround. What I usually do is log off certain applications like facebook and other ones I actually turned around and uninstall anything that stays resident and in memory this way I know that my phone is not running any non essential application in the background.
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I expect you'd need to modify the source of the kernel to support a higher max OC, and then you'd need to build the kernel from source. I didn't spot the source for any of the kernels on our phone at a glance, but I didn't look too hard, if you track one down it should be fairly straightforward.
Ah ok. And getting the tools to do so is a piece of cake, so I suppose that's what I'll have to do. Thanks for your help!
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I have a stock s3 every time I go to kill tasks it shows 49 apps were killed... why is there so much stuff running in background is there a way to stop this without rooting this phone?
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There should be no need. Itws better imo to kill the ones that show up in running that use aldt of ram.
Without rooting? Yes.
Setting, application manager, all, then you can click on certain ones and click disable.
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Before you start killing random apps you need to know what they are and why they are running. There are a couple of programs in the play store that tell you if the a problem battery wise. I do not recommend an app killer because all the programs restart eating more battery life each time the restart. Most of them are supposed to be running.
Should stop using task killers, that'll make it worse.
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